Coffee-pot.



R. H. TALBUT'T & B. 0. HUTCHISON.

COFFEE POT.

. APPLICATIONYHLED FEB. 16. 1914. lylgSQ. Patented June l5, 1915.

I E l .Z' ff ROBERT H. TAIBUTT, F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AND BENJAMIN 0. HUTCHISON,

0F SPARTANBURGySOUTH CAROLINA. I

COFFEE-POT.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented J une 11.5, MM5.

Application mea February 1e, 191e. serial No. 819,072.

. T0 all whomJ it may concern.'

, South Carolina, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee-Pots; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,-reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingY part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to coffee pots and more especially to coffee pots designed for making coffee in such quantities as is suitable for far'nily consumption, the objects of the invention being to provide an exceedingly simple form of coffee pot with which` drip coffee may be made without havingits flavor injured or changed by the steaming of the coffee grounds or the condensation of the'steam therein with subsequent dripping into the coffee extract, a further object being to provide a. coffee pot which may be easily and quickly cleaned and which cannot be assembled with the parts inincorrect relation.,

Referring to thel accompanying drawings,-'-Figure 1 is a .section in a vertical plane through a coffee vpot embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the ground coffee holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the removable bottom of the ground coffee holder.

Like Vletters of reference in the' several figures indicate the sarrle parts.

The body of the coffee pot is of conventional form and material, having the inwardly tapering side wall A with the spout B projecting from one side thereof and a handle C from the opposite side.

Above the body A is an upwardly extending and slightly flaring extension D which may be integral with the body .part A, but

at the junction of the two parts A and D an inwardly extending bead or flange E is formed in any well known way. Obviously,

where the two parts are formed separately, the edge o'f one ofthe parts may be turned inwardly, or where they are formed in one piece, a bead may be formed, as shown in the accompanying drawings. v

The inwardly extending flange or bead constitutes the support for a ground coffee 4 holder formed in two parts adapted to clamp between them a Afabric diaphragm through which the liquid passing through the coffee must drain away into the body of the receptacle below.

As shown, the ground coffee holder is of slightly conical form, as at F, to substantially conform to the downwardtaper of the extension D andvat its lower end is adapted for the reception of the removable bottom G. The bottom is providedwith an annular -flange g to 'fit around the lower edge of the holder F -and has its upper edge flared outwardly at g to perform two functions, first, to engage the inwardly extending bead or flange on the body andthereby support the ground coee holder in position within the coffee pot, as shown in Fig. l, and secondly, to facilitate the application of 'the bottom to the -lower edge 4of the 'ground coffee holder when a cloth diaphragm H has been stretched over the same, as will be readily understood from Figs. l and 2, it being understood that the bottom is normally held in place on the ground coffee holder by the friction between the parts.

`Whenin position in the coffee pot, the

ric diaphragm in place, also performs anl y important function in retarding the flow of the liquid through the ground coffee and in preventing 'the steaming of the grounds when the coffee pot is allowed to sit for any length of time after the coffee is prepared. To enable the bottom to perform these functions it is dished downwardly at the center and provided with a single relatively small central aperture G from which a series of grooves G2 radiate toward the periphery of the bottom. The function of the grooves will be appreciated when it is remembered that the flexible diaphragm, under the iniiuence of moisture and the weight of the ground` coffee, may sag down so as to rest on the bottom, under which circumstances the grooves serve as conduits for conveying percolating. liquid to the center opening where it escapes into the body of the pot. The small central opening does not oder a sullicient communication between the lower portion of the pot and the ground coffee holderl to permit of anyl material passage of steam upwardly therethrough, so that the steaming of the grounds is electually prevented, but in order to equalize the pressure above and below the ground coffee holder, the outwardly turned flange g on the bottom G is notched as at g2, thus permitting of the passage of air around the outer side of the ground collec holder, and in addition, the periphery of said bottom is preferably provided with a small opening g3 through which any liquid held between the flange of the bottom and the holder itself may esca e. i

lnp constru ting 'the ground coiee holder it is preferable to make use of sheet metal which is, of course, more or less flexible and liable to be distorted, and in order to stiflen this part of the device, and at the same time provide an effective means whereby it may be withdrawn from the coffee pot, its upper edge is provided with an inwardly extending annular flange l, as will be readily understood from Figs. l and 2.

Because of the tapering form of the ground coii'ee holder it will be seen that the bottom fits the same with a wedging action, thus insuring the retention of the bottom in place with security during the time that the holderv is being inserted or removed from the coffee pot, and the tapering form of the parts has the additional advantage that it renders it limpossible to assemble the parts in a wrongv relation to each other. For example, the removable botton cannot be placed onthe top end of the ground codes holder because the said top end is larger than the internal diameter of the flange of the bottom. The ground coee holder cannot be positioned in the codec pot itself, up-sidedown, because the tapering walls will not permit the upper end of the holder to pass 'down to a point where the cover K of the coffee pot may be placed in position.

Having thus described our invention, what said extension and embodying a circular inclosing wall open at top and bottom, a removable bottom seating on the lower portion of the -holder and -having an outwardly turned flange for coperation with the annular projection at thejunction of the body and extension whereby the weight of the coffee and its holder is entirely supported by the removable bottom and the bottom will be prevented from becoming separated from the holder, said bottom having a downwardly dished body portion with a relatively small liquid escape opening at the center thereof, and a fabric diaphragm clamped between the bottom and lower edge of the holder and forming a support for the ground coiiee, substantially as described.

2. In a coffee pot,lthe combination with vthe body portion forming a receptacle for the codec and having a spoutand handle, as described, an upward extension on said body portion, with an inwardly extending bead at the junction between said body portion and extension, of a downwardly tapering ground collee holder open at top and bottom, a removable bottom for said holder having its bottom portion dished downwardly and provided with a central escape opening and radiating grooves, and a flange portion into which the holder lits and whereby the bottom and holder are clamped together with a wedging action, said danged portion having its upper edge dared outwardly and of greater diameter than the internal diameter of the bead at the junction of the body and extension, whereby said beadand outwardly flared portion of the bottom flange will cooperate in supporting the ground codec holder in place, a fabric diaphragm clamped across the lower end of the said holder by the removable -bottom and forming a support for the ground coffee, anda cover for the extension extending over and inclosing the upper end of the extension and ground coffee holder.

3. In a coiTee pot, the combination with the body forming a receptacle for the coffee and having a spout and handle, as described, an upwardly flaring extension on said body and aninwardly projecting bead lat the junction of the body and extension, of a downwardly tapering ground coee holder open at top' and bottom and having an inwardly extending flange at the upper end, a removable bottom for said ground collee mesas@ n holder, ,having an inclo Harige Haring outwardly at the uppersgfge to coperate with the inwardly extending bead and support the holder in position, openings for 5 ermitting of the passage of air past the eadand ange, the body portion of said bottom being dished and provided with a relatively small escape openin with channels radiating therefrom, a fabric diaphrav 10 clamped across the lower end of the hol e1',l

by the removable bottom and forming a support for the ground coifee, and .a cover for Talbut:

the body on arranged over the ground coee holder, substantially as described.

' ROBERT H. TALBUTT.

VBElIJiUMIN-- 0. HUTCHISON. Witnesses to signature of Robert H. 

